Global Warming

Global Warming

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Apr 26 10 5:11 AM

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"Global warming isn't real. It is a hoax."

This is frightening that people think this. Do people realize that the Arctic Ice Cap is disappearing? Does anyone even understand what this means? While this melting won't raise sea levels due to Archimedes' Principle, it will have a HUGE effect on the planet. Why? Because currently the ice acts as a "reflective shield" of sorts against the sun. This is the same concept as why wearing white clothes in the heat are cooler than wearing dark clothes. On the other hand, the oceans ABSORB the heat. More water & less ice = more heat. This changes the entire dynamic of the oceans and the food chain. Warmer oceans mean warmer climates. Warmer climates means more ice melting. More ice melting means less reflection of heat and more absorption of heat. Less ice means massive amounts of methane (more than 20 times worse than carbon dioxide) get released from underneath permafrost into our atmosphere.?This then traps in even MORE heat into the earth. Then when the ice in Antarctica melts, sea levels begin to rise because Antarctica is a continent, not an ice sheet. Coastal cities are up the creek then (pun possibly intended). Etc, etc, etc...

See for your own eyes as they actually light ice on fire in Alaska and Siberia due to the massive amounts of trapped methane:

If you are interested, the first movie clip in the previous post is from this outstanding series that you can find on YouTube/Torrents/Netflix/Blockbuster/Amazon/etc.Here's what is happening to the Arctic Ice Cap:

Phytoplankton absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen for us to breathe... you can see how massive these organisms are and they are at the epicenter of the oceanic food chain. These have even been seen to be in decline recently perhaps due to warming seas.

Trees do the same by taking in carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen... here's the rainforest before and after.

The people in the upper Northeast of the US are losing millions of tourist dollars because the amazing color of the leaves changing in fall is dying out because of global warming.

These are SERIOUS issues for the planet. Maybe we can't do anything about it, but maybe we can. We have nothing to lose by trying and everything to gain. And none of what I talked about even begins to alter other parts of the food chain when these guys lose their habit: